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Recycling – Solitary Bee Style
Our resident Hylaeus (Yellow-Faced Bee) has finally stopped nesting in the Oasis house… and the new spot she has chosen is interesting to...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 26, 20181 min read
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Weekend Round-up, 26th-28th May 2018
It’s been the second Bank Holiday weekend in a row where we’ve had gorgeous weather, so it was a great opportunity to spend some time in...
Sarah Marshall
May 30, 20182 min read
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A case of mistaken identity
When I got back from the apiary on Saturday afternoon I went straight out into the garden to finish off some small jobs I’d started in...
Sarah Marshall
May 17, 20182 min read
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Weekend Round-up – 12th – 13th May 2018
The garden is continuing to burst into life now that Spring is finally here! The first workers have started to emerge from the Buff...
Sarah Marshall
May 14, 20181 min read
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Mason Bees emerge in the garden!
I’ve been patiently waiting for the Red Mason Bees to emerge since I put the houses back out at the beginning of April. Predictably,...
Sarah Marshall
May 5, 20182 min read
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Bumblebee Nest Box Project
The latter parts of last Winter felt like a long old slog. We had several snowfalls from December through to Match and while I love snow...
Sarah Marshall
Apr 24, 20183 min read
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A strange place to sleep…
I put some empty bee houses up a couple of weeks ago, and as dusk falls tonight one of them is housing an unusual inhabitant… She seems...
Sarah Marshall
Apr 11, 20181 min read
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The Leafcutter Diaries 3 – Balsam Days
One day while watching our Leafcutter, I realised that her behaviour had subtly changed.  Usually her foraging trips were short – she...
Sarah Marshall
Sep 14, 20172 min read
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The Leafcutter Diaries 2 – 8th July
I’d seen ‘our’ Leafcutter roosting in the beehouses for a few weeks now, but tonight was very happy to see that she’s started nesting...
Sarah Marshall
Sep 13, 20172 min read
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Leafcutter Diaries 1 – 21st June 2017
Every evening when I get home from work one of the first things I do is head on out into the garden. Â I love to potter around for 5...
Sarah Marshall
Aug 1, 20172 min read
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Goth Bumblebees, some unlikely garden visitors
A couple of weeks ago I returned home from work to find that my mother-in-law had been trying to reach me. Â The reason? Â Her window...
Sarah Marshall
May 29, 20174 min read
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